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(11) EP 2 289 017 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
02.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/09

(21) Application number: 09730338.2

(22) Date of filing: 02.03.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06G 7/48(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/035718
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/126375 (15.10.2009 Gazette 2009/42)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 09.04.2008 US 123526

(71) Applicant: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Houston, TX 77098-2189 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZHU, Yaping
    Katy TX 77494 (US)
  • LU, Xinyou
    Missouri City TX 77459 (US)
  • XU, Shiyu
    Kingwood TX 77345 (US)
  • LIU, Enru
    Sugar Land TX 77479 (US)
  • PAYNE, Michael
    Spring TX 77379 (US)
  • ZHAN, Carrie, Xin
    MA 02139-4307 (US)

(74) Representative: Pols, Ronald Maarten 
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. IP Law Shared Services P.O. Box 105 Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen
1831 Machelen (BE)

   


(54) METHOD FOR GENERATING ANISOTROPIC RESISTIVITY VOLUMES FROM SEISMIC AND LOG DATA USING A ROCK PHYSICS MODEL